A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But … - Allen West

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Misery is when you heard on the radio that the neighborhood you live in is a slum but you always thought it was home.

Allen West

A person like myself, born and raised in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia, to lower-middle-class parents. But I had the opportunity to get an education, to go and earn a commission in the United States Army, to serve for 22 years, to lead men and women in combat.

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